Today's News

Well, my first draft is in, but I’m still holding spots for more photos – particularly of area churches and scenes of yesteryear from Worthville, Sanders, Prestonville, English and Locust.

Also, if anyone has old photos of the Butler-Turpin House, maybe before it was renovated, and the Masterson House, perhaps when it was deeded to the Port William Historical Society. I am literally within days of my final deadline, so call me soon.

I am writing with a heavy heart tonight. Our Carroll County Animal Support group suffered a loss this past week: little Spinner, about whom the News-Democrat featured an article recently left us.

While this little dog had a rough beginning, beginning with being thrown out of the window of a moving car, he had tender love and care, first from Tammie Crawford and for the longest time from Leah Scott Hill and her daughters Savannah and Ashley.

FRANKFORT –Following reports of the first lab-confirmed cases of influenza this season, Kentucky Department for Public Health officials are urging Kentuckians to get a vaccination against influenza as soon as vaccine becomes available from their health care provider.

Courthouses will be closed statewide and all court services will be unavailable Tuesday, Sept. 4, as the Kentucky Judicial Branch shuts down for the second of three furlough days in 2012. Circuit Court Clerk Laman Stark wanted to remind everyone that this furlough would be at the tail end of the Labor Day weekend. The office will be open until 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, but would not re-open until Wednesday, Sept. 5.

Carroll County Fiscal Court agreed on Tuesday to pledge it’s half of the cost to upgrade the 911 system used by the Carrolton Police Department, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and Carroll County’s Emergency Medical Service.

On Aug. 1, Police Chief Mike Willhoite told the court that the 911 server at dispatch was installed six years ago and was expected to last five years. Part of the system is only three years old, and Willhoite said he is working only to replace the oldest equipment.

Carroll County Memorial Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer Kanute Rarey will retire from the post he has held for the past five years just after the new year.

Rarey, who became the hospital’s CEO in November 2007, will continue to serve through Jan. 4, 2013, to allow the board of directors to search for a new individual to lead the hospital and its physician practices in Carrollton, Bedford and Warsaw.